Bill sheet



Oct. 5 1926. 1,602,381

J. A. WHERRY BILL SHEET Original Filed May 2, 1922 2 Sheets-Shee. 1

Oct. 5v 1926.

J. A. WHERRY BILL SHEET Original Filed May 2, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mama Patented (31st. 5, 1926.

JOHN A. NHl-ERRY,OF N'EXV ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNQB TO UNDERWOOD TYPE- WRITER .COIEPANY, 0F N-EVI YORK, N. Y., A COBJPQRATIQN 10.13 DELAWARE.

BILL SHEET.

Original application fiIedMay This invention relates to a method of locating a succession of work-sheets for typing, and it relates also to an entry-sheet which'may be typed according to the novel method herein disclosed, and to a typewriting machine for carrying out such method.

Objects of the invention are to enable a succession of sheets to be typed rapidly, one after the other, and at the same time to produce multiple copies.

A feature of novelty resides in inserting a first sheet from the rear,,around beneath the platen, and up past the printing line, and subsequently inserting the sheets successively, one after the other, downwardly at the front between theplaten and 'thetop margin of the preceding sheet in slightly underlappingrelation therewith, the platen being rotated so :as to bring the successive sheets down to the printing line, and to deliver the typed sheets at the rear of the platen, so that, as the platen is rotated, each newly-inserted sheet is guided, by the next preceding sheet, to pass downwardly and. rearwardlybetween the platen and the usual paper-guiding devices associated with the platen.

The novel en'trysheet-may comprise a-billparthaving joined thereto a recordpart-and a stub part to be folded into superimposed relation therewith, so that,by means of in tei'leaved carbon-sheets, all of said sheetparts may be typed at the same time and afterwards separated. lllore particularly, the bottoms of the bill-part andrecord-part may be connected together along a transverse weakened line of detachment, along which. the folding into superimposed relation may takeplace, and the stubaart may be connectedwith one of the sides of the'billpart along a vertical weakened line of detachment, upon which the folding into superimposed relation may take place; and each of said sheet-parts may have thereon a iorni comprising suitable item-designations to be brought into alignment when the sheet is folded for typing, so that items typed will appear under the proper item designations oneach of the parts oi the sheet.

The novel typewriting machine forming a feature of the present invention is arevobible-platen ifrontstrike machine in which the .frontotthe platen is'the introductory parts of the typewriting machine,

.2, 1922, Serial No. 557,873. Divided and this application filed. 'June.8,

Serial No. 644,235.

side and the rear of the platen is the .delivery side, and adjustable side gages at the 'irontlof the platen form a chute ior downwardly-inserted work-sheets, ,rolls being provided under the platen to vco-ope'rate therewith tofeed the work-sheets rearwardly and to deliver the typed sheets-at the rear of the platennthe platen being clear of paper-feeding devices above the printing line, so as to permit the ready introduction of a work-sheet downwardly by means of the introductory chute and in underlapping relation to the previous work-sheet, a receptacle for. the accumulation of the typed work-sheet between theplaten and the work sheet-heldby said means. i

This application is a division of my application filed May 2. 1922, Serial No. 557,878, (now Patent No. 1,548,498, dated August 4, 11925).

Other features 1 and advantages will 'hereinafter appear. Inthe accompanying drawings,

"Figure 11 is a diagrammatic end view of a platen-frame and somev of the associated and shows howthe first and second sheets are inserted in carrying out the method, the first sheet being shown at the typing -po sitlon. i

Figure 2 is a similar view, showing a third sheet'inserted :i'rom the'iront and being guided past the. edgevofzthe usualpaper apron bythe preceding sheet asthe platen is rotated, to bring thelast-inserted sheet down to the typing position.

FignreS is a similar View, showing how the successively typed sheets are delivered at therear of the platen, and with the'last sheet inserted being brought to the typing position.

Figure 4 is a partlydiagrammatic front elevation, on areduced scale, of the platenirame, platen and paper-guiding devices, an entry-sheet being shown in broken lines.

Figure 5 isa plan view of one of the en-- try-sheets in flat condition, and shows the ltl side thereof which bears the forms for the record-part or ledger-sheet and for the stubpart of the bill.

Figure 6 is a perspective view, showing one way of folding the entry-sheet, to bring its three parts into superimposed relation, and shows the ledger-sheet or record-part at the front, the bill-part at the back and the stub-part interposed between the bill-part and record-part.

Figure 7 is a similar view, on a reduced scale, showing the bill-part at the front and the record-part or ledger-sheet at the back, with the stub-part interposed between the bill-part and record-part.

In carrying out the method of the present invention, the first sheet A is inserted at the rear of the revoluble platen 1 over a shelf or rear paper-table 2, and is guided around beneath the platen above the usual releasable feed-rolls 3 by means of the usual paper-apron i, and is advanced to the front of the platen past the printing point thereon, indicated in Figure 1 by the raised typehead 5, where it may be held in position by the usual wing-scales 6 (Figure i), and by a front arm or finger 7 carrying a small roller 8 (Figure 1), being thus brought to the typing position, as shown in Figure 1. 1n

lnserting this first sheet A from the rear,

the feed-rolls 3 may be released and the sheet pushed around beneath the platen, or, in order to avoid releasing the feed-rolls, the sheet may be fed around to the typing position by rotating the platen in the required direction by means of the usual itinger-wheels 9 on the ends of the platen-axle 10, which is journaled in the end walls 11 of the platen-frame.

The sheet A. may be adjusted by means of lateral guides or side-edge gages 12 having floor-portions 1.3, the lower edges of which are normally in proximity to the front of the platen above the printing line, as shown in Figure 1, but which may be swung away from the platen by rotation about a transvers rod is along which the lateral guides or side-edge gages 12 are slidably adjustable, to accommodate sheets of different widths. The gage-supporting rod is is fixed at its ends in brackets 15, which are secured upon the end walls 11 of the platen-frame. The outstanding lateral guides 12 enable all of the successively-inserted sheets to be insert ed and maintained in lateral alignment.

'When the first sheet A has been typed. then a second entry-sheet B isinserted down wardly at the front of the platen between the lateral guides 12 over the floor-portions 13 thereof and between the platen and the top margin of the first sheet A, in slightly underlapping relation with the sheet A, as shown in Figure 1. The sheet B is pushed down just sutiiciently that its lower margin will be caught between the platen and the l g e 1 .Vhen the lower edge ofth new- 1' -i lserted sheet 8 is in position to be gripped by the platen, the platen may be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrows in Figures 2 and 3, by means 01 the linger-wheels 9, for bringing this second sheet ll down to the writing position, while the first sheet A is fed around the platen to the rear, by inea s of the feed-rolls 3, under the platen. the platen is thus rotated, the lower of the front-inserted sheet B will be aided by the overlappi firstimerted sin t A down past the paper-guiding devices comprising the wing-scales 6 and front edge of the paper-apron A :ter the typing of the front-ins d second sheet B, a third sheet 0 is similarly ins ted downwardly at the front oil the platen at the back of the upper margin of the sheet B, and again the platen is rotated, as indicated by the arrow in Figure 2, for bringing this third sheet C to the typing pos ion, this latter operation being illustrated in F .16 2, in which the second sheet B is sho guiding tire lower edge oi? the third sheet C past the upper or front edge of the apron 4i, while the third sheet C is l; rought down to the typing positic at the same time the .i'st tyaod sheet A is being deliver-d at the rear of the pie. upon. the inclined rear paper-table or r ceptacle 2.

The entry-sheets are thus successively in-- serted, one after the other, at the front oi the platen and brought do an to the typing osition, and, after being typed, are del ivered at the rear 0': the platen, each upon the next preceding typed sheet, on the receptacle 2, as snown in Figure 3, which shows the sheets A, B, C and D as having been typed and delivered upon the receptacle, while a yped sheet E is being delivered and a last-inserted sheet is being brought to the typing position as the platen rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow. The adjustable side-edge together with their floor-portions 13, form anintroductcry chute at the front of the platen for the downwardly-inserted sheets. as shown inFigures 1 and 4:. The rear feedrolls 3 form an abutment or stop at th rear of the platen to hold the accumulates typed sheets clear of the platen, as shown in igure 3. The typed entry-sheets A, B, C, D

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finger-wheels 9, by means of ledger-sheet,

of the sheetparts, at the top thereo parts also which may compr -1e suitable 1tem-designaanother, in astack upon the rear paper table 2, as shown inFigure 3, until the stack has reached convenient proportions "for handling, for example, ii'tty sheets, whereupon all of the typed sheets may he removed together.

In the novel typewriting machine for carrying out the novel method, no sheet-d irecting means at. the front of the platen are required other than the adjustable chuteforming side gagesl so that the front and top of the platen are otherwise clear or any device which might interfere with the downward insertion of the w iii-sheets or with he tree manipulationand adjustment of the side gages. Also, as hereinbetore noted, the front of the platen above the printing line is clear of paper-feeding devices, and the small sheet-holding roller 8 is spaced from the platen, thereby providing for the unobstructed introduction of a work-sheet downwardly in underlapping relation to the previous work-sheet, as shown in Figure 1. Furthermore, and as shown in the drawings, this novel typewriting machine requires no linespacing mechanism other than the which sucworlr-sheets n ,y be position and cessively-inserted quickly lowered to the typn the typed sheets delivered rearwardly of the platen upon the receptacle 2 there provided.

One of the entrysheets, such as A, B, C, etc., appearing in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, is shown in elusive. The entry-sheet comprises a billpart 16, which may be a statement or in voice, a record-part -17, which nay be a 7 indicated in the drawings, and a stub-part 18 for the bill-part 16. The lower or bottom edges of the bill-part 16 and of the record-part 17 are joined and are detachably connected along a t ansverse weakened line of detachment19, indicated in the drawings as a line of perforations. In the "form of the invention shown in the drawings, the billpart 16 andrecord-part'l'T are of the same width, and are also of t ie same length. The stub-part 18 is shown at the right side oi-the bill part 16, andis detach- :thly connected therewith along a vertical wearened line of detachnient'QO, indicated in the drawings as a line oi perforations. The lateral stub 18 is or the same length but of less width-than the bill 16. Upon each i, there an ilenti'tying designation, such cc tions being shown in the drawings as Bill, Ledger sheet, otub. Each of the sheethears on its front or face a form tions arranged transversely in columns, each column being provided with the proper heading. In the particular entry-sheet shown in Figures 5' and 6 of the drawings,

detail-in Figures 5 to 7 in-.

the bill-part 16 is shown as provided with seven item-designations tor correspond ng item-receiving columns, while the recordpart or-ledger-sheet' 17 is provided with the same item-receiving columns and item-designations similarly arranged from left to right; and the ledgensheet 17 is also further provided, at the right side, with touradditional column-designations and columns to; receive additional data, which is to appear upon the ledger-sheet but not upon the hill, upon the stub, and which in some cases may be filled in upon the ledger-sheet at a later date The lateral stub-part 18' is shown as provided with only three itemsreceiving columns and column-designations, which correspond to the last three columns and column-designations on the bill-part 16, and which also correspond to theliitth', sinthwand seventh columns and column-designations on the ledger-sheet or'record-part- 17, as'itis desired that the stuh part shall contain in nation corresponding only to apart of the mation which is'typed upon the bill- '16 and record-part 17.

'90 It is to be noted that the item designations I with thecorrespondingcolumns and columndesignations on the record-part or ledgersheet 17, and that the column-designations on each of these sheet parts are arr nged at the same distance 'iirom the tops'orupper edges thereof, so that, when the bill-partrlG and therecord-part 17 are 'fi olded over towards each other along the transverse peritora-ted line'19, as indicated in Figure 6 or 7, the columns and item-designations on the hill-part 16 will he brought into correct ister with the corresponding columns and item-designations on the-recordpart or ledger-sheet 17. It is also toih'e notedthat the columns and column designations on the stub-part 18 are in transverse alignment with the columns and column designations on the bill-part 16, and that thecoluinns and item-designations on the stub-part 18 terminate at the same distance from the verumns and column-ales? nations onthe billpart 16 so that, whentho stu-bpart 18 is folded along the perforated iineQO, the columns and item-designations on the stub part will be brought into register with the corresponding columns and iteni-designations on the bill-part 16, as indicated inFigures 6 and 7 and alsoat the same time, obviously, will be brought into regist-erwith-the corresponding columns and column-designations on the record-part or'ledgersh-eet 17 .in the folded condition of the entry-sheet. It follows, therefore, that, when the entry-sheet is folded from the fiat condition thereol shown in Figure 5, along the perforated lines 19 and 20, the three sheet-parts will be superimposed with the corresponding columns and item-designations of all the sheet-parts in proper register, as will be clear from Figures 6 and 7, in which, however, the folded superimposec sheet-parts are shown as slightly separated for clarity of illustration.

Figures 6 and 7 illustrate, respectively, two different ways in which the flat entrysheet shown in Figure 5 may be folded tor bringing its three parts into superimposed relation for typing all these parts at the same time. In Figure 6 the stub-part 1.8 is shown as folded over upon the front of the bill-part 16, and the bill-part 16 and ledgersheet 17 are folded together with the led sheet 17 at the front while the bill-part is at the back of the ledgensheet 17, with the stub-part 18 interposed between the billpart 16 and ledger-sheet 1'7. According to the manner of folding the entry-sleet shown in Figure 7, the stub-part 18 is folded over upon the back of the bill-part 16, while the bill-part 16 and ledger-sheet 1'? are folded together with the bill-part 16 at the :tront and the ledger-sheet 17 at the back, with the stub-part 18 interposed between the bill-part 16 and the ledger-sheet 17. It is to be understood, of course, that carbon-sheets will be interleaved between the respective sheetparts, so as to reproduce the items desired. In the manner of folding the entry-sheet shown in Figure 6. the ledger-sheet 1.7 will be an original or ribbon-copy while the bill 16 and its stub 18 will be carbon-copies. According to the manner of folding the entrysheet shown in Figure 7, the bill 16 will be the original or ribbon-copy while the led rsheet 17 and bill-stub 18 will be boncopies. Obviously, if desired, the stub 18 could be folded over behind both the ledgersheet 17 and the bill 16.

After the typing operation, the ledger sheet 17 is detached and kept in the otlice while the bill l lting-ether with its attach-ed stub 18 is sent to the customer, who detaches the stub 18 from the bill 16, keeping the bill and returning the stub with his check, as customary. The record-part or ledger-sheet 17 is shown as provided in its upper margin with holes 21 for use in filing the ledgersheet.

In Figure 7 eight item-receiving columns are shown on the bill 16 and its stub 18, instead of the seven columns shown in Figure 5 and 6, thereby, in Figure 7, providing to. an additional item which ma; also appear in a corresponding additional column on the ledger-sheet 17.

In making out in succession numerous upon small bills, such as electric-light-bills, or which samples are shown in the drawings, gas-bills, and the like, which usually contain only one or possibly two lines or writing, and of which it is desired to have an otlice record and also a returnable stub,'it has been found that much time can be saved by the hereinbetore-described rapid method o1 typing and by the use of the three-part sheet shown in the drawings, and also by the use of the novel typewriting machine shown in the drawings and hereinbet'ore described.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope oi the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A multiple-part entry-sheet comprising a record-part havingsuitable iten1designatio-ns thereon, a bill-part joined at one of its e ids to one 01"- the ends of the record-part and having item-designations thereon corresponding with said item-designations on the record-part, but on the opposite side of the sheet and in verticallyreversed relation when the sheet is flat, the hill-part being ioldable upon the record-part 'ing the item-designations thereon into it" with those on the record-part, and a a part joined along one of its sides to one the sides or": the bill-part and having iereon item-designations corresponding to v on the record-part and bill-part, and on toe same side of the sheet as the itemdesignatlons on the record-part but in verti- '-ally-reversed relation thereto when the ,hcet is flat, the stub-part being foldable the bill-part to bring the item-designo tions thereon into register with the corresponding item-designations on the bill-part and on the record part, sothat all of said sheet-parts may be typed in their folded superimposed relation and subsequently separated along the lines of folding between the sheet-parts. I

2. A multiple-part entry-sheet comprising a record-part having a series of transverselyarranged item-designations thereon, a billpart of the same width and same length as the record-part, and at its bottom detachably connected along a transverse weakened l re of detachment with the bottom. of the record-part, the bill-part having thereon a transverse series of item-designations corresponding to those on the recordpart, but on the opposite side of the sheet and vertically reversed relatively to the record-part when the sheet is flat, the record-part and the billpart being toldable along said weakened line into superimposed relation to bring the item-designations on said sheet-parts into register, and a stub-part at the right side of the bill-part of less width than but of the same length as the bill-part and detachably connected therewith along a vertical weakened line of detachment and i'oldable along said vertical weakened line into superimposed relation With the bill-part and folded record-part, the stub-part having a series of transverse item-designations thereon corresponding to those on the record-part and the bill-part, and on the same side of the sheet when the sheet is fiat as the item-designations on the record-part and in vertically- 10 reversed relation thereto, said item-designations on the-stub-part being brought into register With corresponding item-designa-' superimposed relation for typing, so that all V of said sheet-parts may be typed together and subsequently separated along said Weakened lines of detachment.

JOHN A. WHERRY. 

